Dear Colleagues,
If you are interested in funding to hire undergraduates to support your scholarly work, please note that two of the annual funding opportunities for this are closing today (FWS) and on August 25th (SURE). Both FWS and SURE are used to hire students for hourly positions.
The Federal Work Study (FWS) program, managed by UMBC Financial Aid and Scholarships, funds undergraduates who have been deemed eligible from a standpoint of financial need. Faculty and staff can request the creation of an FWS position. FWS-eligible undergraduates then apply to work in the positions that have been posted (i.e., the person who requested the position selects from amongst those who are eligible and apply). For best consideration, FWS positions should be requested by today.
The Supplement for Undergraduate Research (SURE) program, managed by the UMBC Office for Research Development, allows faculty members to hire undergraduates who are in their first four semesters at UMBC to support faculty-supervised scholarly work. SURE applications are due (using the same FWS application form) on Friday, August 25th.
More details on both programs, including how to apply, is available at https://research.umbc.edu/sure/.
Another funding opportunity to consider for future academic years, especially for working with undergraduates who are not SURE- or FWS-eligible, is the Undergraduate Research Award program.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help in any way.
Sincerely,
—
Don Engel, Ph.D., PMP
Associate Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives
Director of the Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST)
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Affiliate appointment in the Imaging Research Center
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, ITE 220
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
donengel@umbc.edu, (410) 455-2837
